Legal Opinion

Estate of Jacob K. Smith

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 9, 1933No. Appeal 270 and 271PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Per, Curiam,

We agree with the court below, that this case is ruled by Nixon’s Estate, 101 Pa. Superior Ct. 152, affirmed by the Supreme Court in 306 Pa. 261, 159 Atl. 442, on the opinion of Judge Lrrnsr.

The clauses in Jacob K. Smith’s will creating what is known as the Twenty-fifth Ward Trust and the Enterprise Trust, respectively, which are printed in the Reporter’s note, are so similar to the pertinent provisions of the will of Martin Nixon, which are recited in Judge Lixx’s opinion, supra, as to require, in our opinion, a like construction.

In Nixon’s Estate a trust was created to continue…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Estate of RowlandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1891
  2. Maxwell's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
  3. Nixon's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  4. Rowland's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
  5. Estate of Martin NixonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1930

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Wood's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  2. Boyer's Estate.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
  3. Trainer's EstateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  4. Carnegie EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Allegheny County · 1958
  5. Brock's EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Philadelphia County · 1941

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